100 MR. P. L. SCLATER ON THE BIRDS OF LIMA. [Feb. 13, 



Myiobius, to which I propose to append its discoverer's name as a 

 specific appellation. It is most nearly allied to M. cinnamomeus 

 and M. vieillotides, and must follow them in the arrangement which 

 I have given of this group in these 'Proceedings' (1860, p. 466). It 

 may be characterized as follows : — 



M. Murino-branneus, uropygio fulvicante : pilei plumis intus au- 

 rantiacis : alis caudaque obscure niyris, illarum fasciis duabus, 

 tectricum apices occupantibus, cum toto corpore subtus dare 

 fulvis ; rostro superiore nigro, itiferiore pallescente : pedibus 

 nigris. 

 Long, tota 4 - 5, alae 2'3, caudse 2. 



Obs. Aff. M. vieillotidi et ejusdem formse, seel statura minore, et 

 corpore supra fusco subtus fulvo, nee rufo, distinguendus. 



As a companion to the present bird, I figure (PI. XI. f. 2) my 

 Myiobius pulcher, of Ecuador, which was described in P. Z. S. 

 1860, p. 464. 



19. COCCYZTJS MELANOCORYPHUS, Vieill. 



" Migratory, somewhat rare. I have procured eight or nine ex- 

 amples in thirteen years. Arrives in March, and stops with us a 

 few months. Feeds on grasshoppers, caterpillers, &c. Resorts to 

 low bushes and such as have thick foliage. Irides dark blue." — W.N. 



20. Conurus aurifrons (Less.). 



"Abundant in the fields about Lima; always found in flocks of 

 ten or twelve. Feeds on Indian corn. When they alight on a tree 

 or bush they always select one of a light-green foliage. Makes its 

 nest in the rocks, where they roost by night." — W. N. 



21. Cham^pelia anais (Less.). 



Metriopelia unais, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 76. 



" Feeds on the plains, roofs of houses, and farmyards. Builds 

 in holes in walls, &c, about Lima. When alive the naked space 

 around the eye is of a beautiful yellow." — W. N. 



22. Cham^epelia amazilia, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 78. 



" Makes its nest on the ground among the alfalfa (Lucerne), and 

 lays two eggs of a milky white. Feeds in meadows. Irides red- 

 dish."— W. N. 



23. Cham^epelia cruziana (D'Orb.). 



Columbula cruziana, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 80. 



" Feeds on the ground, in places where there is little herbage. 

 Makes its nest in a bush, a few feet from the ground. The female 

 lays two eggs, of a milky white." — W. N. 



